List/Grid Tag Archives: Media
Pirate Party UK: Liberators of free speech or media stirrers?
In April the High Court ruled that Swedish file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, must be blocked by UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs). This was a result of heavy lobbying by…
Piracy is not the Answer
Being a student is tough. Further education isn’t just about the pain of reading countless textbooks and spending days in seclusion writing a dissertation. It is learning how to live…
Walking into the Red: Visiting Occupy London
Chalked onto a piece of rough wood is a message which reads, “Welcome to the world’s longest occupation! 88 days since last eviction!”. Next to it another sign states despite…
Bell Pottinger Group were not to Blame
On the 5th December 2011 a video emerged from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism showing Bell Pottinger Group offering reputation management to the despotic regime of Uzbekistan. Countless human rights…
Visiting Oxfam’s Public Relations Department
Founded in 1942 by Quakers and Social Activists Oxfam was once known as the Oxford Committee for famine relief. Today it is an international confederation working within 98 different countries…
Clarkson’s One Show Comments Causes Media Uproar
Yesterday evening Jeremy Clarkson began trending worldwide on Twitter due to comments he made during an interview on BBC’s One Show. The Top Gear presenter when asked about public sector…
How to Plan an effective Publicity Stunt
This blog post identifies some of the key decisions and research which constructs a publicity stunt. It is not the only approach but it a step-by-step guide which I find…
How the UK Government should handle Data Transparency
July 2008 past UK PM, Gordon Brown, became embroiled in a debate concerning data sharing rules after a civil service department lost data which was claimed to be hidden under…
Back on Tone Radio: Every Thursday between 4pm – 6pm.
I’m pleased to announce that I will be back on the University of Gloucestershire’s student radio station, every Thursday between 4pm – 6pm. My fellow Radio Presenter from year 2…
iPhone 4S… that’s it?
For over a year various iPhone 5 rumours have circled the globe and this evening (UK time) I finally thought the iPhone 5 would be announced, at least a re-designed…
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Google’s Plan for Google+ [OPINION]
The new social network on the scene, Google+, marks a significant shift with how people communicate across the internet, engage with services and communicate with businesses. Let me explain why……
Student Bloggers: Prepare for a marathon, not a sprint
“Prepare for a marathon, not a sprint” – @behindthespin Guess what, @behindthespin (aka Richard) is absolutely correct. Student bloggers should be aware that starting a blog is part of a… Read more »